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Recent Examples of pothole
The Royals’ rotation was among the best in baseball for the first six weeks of the season, but Kansas City’s starting pitchers have hit a collective pothole.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Area residents say a large pothole on Interstate 20 that contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash was a known hazard, and that the Texas Department of Transportation was aware of it.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
As ongoing construction and pothole repairs are underway, this is a shop that can help with car repairs as needed.
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Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Waze and Waymo are teaming up to help combat Los Angeles’ growing pothole problem.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Area residents say a large pothole on Interstate 20 that contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash was a known hazard, and that the Texas Department of Transportation was aware of it.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
As ongoing construction and pothole repairs are underway, this is a shop that can help with car repairs as needed.
—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Waze and Waymo are teaming up to help combat Los Angeles’ growing pothole problem.
—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
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The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.
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Trump previously said the plan was to sandblast, caulk and resurface the pool basin.
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At first Weinstein couldn’t process his alarm—her house sits on a hillside, well off the 100-year floodplain—or the sight of other neighbors in her yard in their soaking pajamas.
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Federal flood insurance’s moral hazards The National Flood Insurance Program was established by Congress in 1968 to provide affordable flood insurance to the public while encouraging floodplain management.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.
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At Garland Ranch, trails climb from the Carmel River through oak woodland, chaparral and shaded canyons with the sort of views that drew people to California in the first place.
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The Colorado River Headwaters Byway is an 80-mile National Scenic Byway that winds through mountain towns, passing alpine lakes, hot springs, and canyon overlooks.
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So time to give it a little nudge in a better direction by firing up our spiffy new kettle — the last one overheated — for a cup of stimulation.
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In the meantime, boil a kettle of water.
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At my call, the wranglers came and fixed the saddle.
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Let’s get in the saddle and analyze this week’s rootin’-tootin’ episode!
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For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
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Officials said Pendery, of Enumclaw, Washington, fell into a crevasse during a patrol near the 14,000-foot camp of Mount McKinley, known to Alaska Native communities as Denali, which has a summit at 20,310 feet.
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To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation.
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This beloved New York State summertime tubing run starts at Table Rock and sends riders through a stunning chasm that cuts through a gorge.
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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